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to produce

to produce

305 2.5
To show something as proof
  • verb
  • /prəˈduːs/
translation icon : presentar
  • If you cannot produce the girl, then we will have to take our business elsewhere.
  • fail to produce
  • produce a document

Examples

  • For several years, his practice has produced information for patients on how to self-treat.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So this command should produce such a matrix.

  • That is precisely why she would be required to produce some form of documentation.

  • I can produce the handbag at a moment's notice.

  • The prosecution has made a big issue out of the fact... ...that none of these relatives could produce a receipt for the merchandise.

  • Most likely, you want to produce a book-length manuscript, so let's take that as a given.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Field caught her meaning immediately and produced a half-full bottle of gin out of a cabinet.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The Hague forum failed to produce a final document by its March 30 deadline.

    Academic text (1999)
  • All patients with a persistent cough and who produce infected sputum should be investigated for a definitive diagnosis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The lawyer asked the witness to produce the contract as evidence in the case.

Synonyms

to show
vsto produce
1.0

To give proof that something is true

focuses on presenting something as evidence rather than general presentation
to demonstrate
vsto produce
579 3.0

Show that something is true using evidence or examples

is similar but highlights presenting rather than experimental methods
to yield
vsto produce
183 3.6

To produce something, often a profit or result

focuses on presenting as evidence rather than causing a result
to exhibit
vsto produce
173 3.4

To show something to the public or show a feeling

is about presenting as proof rather than mere public display
to bring forth
vsto produce
16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

focuses on showing as evidence rather than on creating or making
to bring out
vsto produce
12 2.7

Make a product, book or film available to the public

is about presenting as proof not about releasing or launching items

Antonyms

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Phrasal Verbs

To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps

Compounds

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

Food that is grown or made nearby, like fresh fruit and vegetables

How Convincing

to prove
3.1
to demonstrate
579 3.0
to produce
305 2.5
to show
1.0
to suggest
1.6

Surface Forms

produce infinitive
produced past
produced past participle
producing present participle
produces third person singular

Etymology

Produce (verb: show or present) comes from old parts pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', so it literally means to 'lead forward' something. That's why to produce a document is to bring it forward and show it as proof.